piercing
🇺🇸
/ˈpɪrsɪŋ/
🇬🇧
/ˈpɪəsɪŋ/
adjective
R
intensely perceptive or understanding
Her piercing stare made me feel like she knew all my secrets.
R
loud and sharp
I was awakened by a piercing alarm sound.
R
strong and causing pain
The cold wind had a piercing effect, making us shiver.
R
strong, like it can go through your skin
We braced ourselves against the piercing cold.
R
able to make a hole, like a sharp object
Be careful with those tools; they are very piercing.
noun
R
the act of making a hole in the body for decoration
She decided to get a piercing on her birthday.
R
a hole made in the body for jewelry
Her new nose piercing really suits her.
translation
intensely perceptive or understanding; loud and sharp; strong and causing pain; strong, like it can go through your skin; able to make a hole, like a sharp object
the act of making a hole in the body for decoration; a hole made in the body for jewelry
Word Forms
Plural
piercings